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Case Study, Report

Understanding Risks in an Evolving World – Emerging Best Practices in Natural Disaster Risk Assessment

16 Mar 2015
This publication highlights some of the influential efforts—by technical specialists, institutions, and governments around the world—to create and communicate risk information faster and at lower cost, to improve the quality and transparency...
Case Study, Report, Risk Assessment
Guidance material

Leading in Disaster Recovery: A Companion Through the Chaos

12 Mar 2015
A pocket book of wisdom from over 100 recovery leaders who share the messages they wish they’d had. Recovering from a disaster is a deeply human event – it requires us to reach deep inside of ourselves and bring to others the best of who we can b...
Guidance material, Post-Disaster Recovery
Guidance material

СиÑтемы раннего Ð¾Ð¿Ð¾Ð²ÐµÑ‰ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð½Ð° базе ÑообщеÑтв: РуководÑщие принципы

11 Mar 2015
«СиÑтемы раннего Ð¾Ð¿Ð¾Ð²ÐµÑ‰ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð½Ð° базе ÑообщеÑтв: руководÑщие принципы» – один и Ñправочников, подготовленных Международной ФедерациеÐ...
Guidance material, Early Warning Systems
Video

Eco-stoves in Miramar, Las Sabanas, Nicaragua (2014)

10 Mar 2015
This participatory video was developed by the Youth Network of Las Sabanas, to document a microproject implemented with the support of the Nicaraguan Red Cross and the Partners for Resilience Programme in the community of Miramar, Las Sabanas (Nicar...
Video, Drought, Livelihoods and Food Security
Video

Flower production in the community of El Castillito, Las Sabanas (2014)

10 Mar 2015
This participatory video was developed by the Youth Network of Las Sabanas, to document a microproject implemented with the support of the Nicaraguan Red Cross and Wetlands International through the Partners for Resilience Programme in the community ...
Video, Drought, Landslide, Livelihoods and Food Security, Women and Gender in Disaster Management
Case Study

Case study 1 – Step by Step towards Climate Change Adaptation

07 Mar 2015
In the last 20 years, Nicaragua has been the fourth country most affected by extreme weather events worldwide (Germanwatch Report, 2014). The country is investing in humanitarian aid to respond to emergencies caused by hydro meteorological events, an...
Case Study, Climate Change Adaptation, Drought, Flood, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Landslide
Case Study

Case study 2 – Inalí River and Tapacalí River Sub-watersheds: Ideal Territorial Units to Implement Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation, and Ecosystem Management and Restoration Processes

07 Mar 2015
In the Madriz Department, the Partners for Resilience (PfR) Partnership is working in 28 vulnerable communities in four municipalities (Somoto, San Lucas, Las Sabanas, and San José de Cusmapa) of the Inalí and Tapacalí rivers sub-watersheds, tribu...
Case Study, Drought, Flood, Landslide
Case Study

Case study 3 – Community micro-projects improve the livelihoods of rural families in Madriz, Nicaragua

07 Mar 2015
The Partners for Resilience (PfR) put their integrated approach and vision of community resilience into practice to improve the livelihoods of rural communities in Nicaragua. In the municipalities of San Lucas and Las Sabanas, their micro-projects co...
Case Study, Drought, Flood, Landslide, Livelihoods and Food Security, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Case Study

Case study 5 – Strengthening Value Chain Committee’s capacities in the municipality of Somoto: Partners for Resilience’s experience in Nicaragua

07 Mar 2015
For centuries, the ovens in Somoto, in the department of Madriz, Nicaragua, have been baking the distinctive handmade rosquillas (ring-shaped pastry), prepared by hardworking women. These women still preserve the artisan traditions in their 137 shops...
Case Study, Drought, Livelihoods and Food Security, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Case Study

Case study 6 – Laying the foundations for safer schools

07 Mar 2015
Since 2011, Partners for Resilience (PfR) in Nicaragua has been promoting a safe schools model in the municipalities of Somoto, San Lucas, Las Sabanas and San José de Cusmapa in the department of Madriz. The objective was to help the Ministry of Edu...
Case Study

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